Geoff Ward (cricketer)

Geoffrey Hubert Ward (22 November 1926 – 20 April 2008) was an English cricketer. Ward was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Sittingbourne, Kent.

Geoffrey Ward
Personal information
Full nameGeoffrey Hubert Ward
Born(1926-11-22)22 November 1926
Sittingbourne, Kent
Died20 April 2008(2008-04-20) (aged 81)
Bearsted, Kent
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949Kent
1950Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 26
Batting average 5.75
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 6*
Catches/stumpings 3/1
Source: Cricinfo, 28 October 2011

Ward made two first-class appearances for Kent against Lancashire and Sussex in the 1949 County Championship,[1] scoring 19 runs at an average of 9.50, with a high score of 6 not out, while behind the stumps he took 2 catches and made a single stumping.[2] These were his only first-class appearances for Kent, in 1950 he moved to Essex, where he represented the county in a single first-class match against the Combined Services.[1] In this match, he scored 2 runs in Essex's first-innings before being dismissed by John Deighton, while in their second-innings he made the same score before being dismissed by Brian Close.[3]

He died at Bearsted, Kent on 20 April 2008.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by Geoff Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoff Ward". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  3. "Essex v Combined Services, 1950". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
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